(Available also for Customised Training by Duration, Venue & Fee)
(PARTICIPANTS MUST BE WITH THEIR COMPUTERS)
Programme Description
This course is oriented around interpreting financial results of live companies and financial institutions so candidates can gain a solid understanding of financial statements. It provides the participants optimal blend of accounting instructions needed to prepare them to be well-rounded financial professionals. They will build simple financial statements using a list of transactions.
Summary Contents
DAY ONE
Module 1: General Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
Module 2: General Company Analysis
DAY TWO
Module 3: Banks Financial Statement Analysis
Module 4: Qualitative Issues in Financial Statement Analysis
DAY THREE
Module 5: Window Dressing of Financial Statements
Module 6: Predicting Business failure Using Financial Statements
Course Contents
MODULE 1: General Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
• Financial Statements Introduction
• Components of Financial Statements
• Users of Financial Statements
• Qualities of Financial Statements
• Usefulness of Financial Statements ratios.
MODULE 2: General Company Analysis
• Profitability Analysis
• Liquidity / Solvency Analysis
• Investment Analysis
• Management Efficiency Analysis
• Gearing & Capital Structure Analysis
• Financial Stability Analysis.
MODULE 3: Banks Financial Statement Analysis
• Capital Adequacy Analysis
• Asset Quality Analysis
• Management Efficiency Analysis
• Earnings Analysis
• Liquidity Analysis
• Other Issues in Bank Analysis
• Analyzing the financial performance of other Financial Institutions.
MODULE 4: Qualitative Issues in Financial Statement Analysis
• Limitation of Ratios
• Basis of Ratios Comparison
• Qualitative Factors To Be Considered In Financial Statement Interpretation
• Competitors Ratios
• Tax Matters and other regulatory issues
• Age of fixed assets
• Employee quality.
MODULE 5: Window Dressing of Financial Statements/Creative Accounting
• Looking Beyond The Figures
• How Companies Manipulate Financial Statements
• Why Companies Manipulate Financial Statements
• Discovering Window Dressing
• Consequences of financial statements manipulations
• Auditors Roles and Limitations.
MODULE 6: Predicting Business Failure Using Financial Statements
• Why Business Fails
• Financial Distress & Games
• Predicting Corporate Failures
• Altman Z Score
• Comparative Financial Statements
• Base Year Financial Statements
• Common Size Financial Statements.
